Using Activity Status to Adjust Activity Rankings

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a time-related signal for a given activity, the given activity stored in a global activity database that comprises data defining a plurality of activities, wherein the data for the given activity is associated with one or more global parameters, the global parameters comprising a timing-related priority, and wherein the time-related signal is related to at least one time-related parameter of the one or more global parameters, wherein the time-related signal for the given activity includes a signal for modifying the timing-related priority of the given activity, wherein the time-related signal includes a second signal for establishing a baseline for the timing-related priority of the given activity; determining a completion of the given activity based on the time-related signal; modifying a time-period parameter of the given activity based on determining the completion of the given activity, wherein the time-period parameter comprises a period of time between periodically occurring activities; updating the timing-related priority of the given activity based on the time-related signal; determining a subset of the plurality of activities as being related to the given activity based on one or more respective global parameters, the subset including the given activity; determining a rank for the one or more determined activities based at least in part on the timing-related priority; selecting an activity list from the ranked subset of the plurality of activities based on the ranks of activities in the determined subset of the plurality of activities; generating an activity list display of the activity list; storing a first time corresponding to the completion of the given activity; determining if a second time indicating a prior completion of the given activity exists; determining an elapsed period of time from the second time to the first time if the second time exists; and scheduling a future time for the given activity based on the determined elapsed period of time from the second time to the first time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time-related signal includes a completion signal indicating that the given activity has been completed.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein updating the timing-related priority of the given activity is responsive to the completion signal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time-related signal includes a second signal for indicating a time to perform the given activity.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second signal for indicating the time to perform the given activity schedules the given activity at a fixed period of time in the future.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time-related signal includes a second signal for indicating an amount of time to delay performing the given activity.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second signal for indicating the amount of time to delay performing the given activity comprises an indeterminate amount of time.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time-related parameter comprises the time-period parameter for a periodic activity, wherein the periodic activity includes one or more recurring activities based on a periodic time period.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the time-period parameter is based on a record of reception times of one or more time-related signals.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more time-related signals are respective signals indicating respective completion times of the one or more recurring activities.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the rank for each activity is further based on a location or time.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the rank for each activity is further based on a number of selections by a user for each activity.

13. A system, comprising: memory; one or more processors configured at least to: receive a time-related signal for a given activity, the given activity stored in a global activity database that comprises data defining a plurality of activities, wherein the given activity is associated with one or more global parameters, the global parameters comprising a timing-related priority, and wherein the time-related signal is related to at least one time-related parameter of the one or more global parameters, wherein the time-related signal for the given activity includes a signal for modifying the timing-related priority of the given activity, wherein the time-related signal includes a second signal for establishing a baseline for the timing-related priority of the given activity; determine a completion of the given activity based on the time-related signal; modify a time-period parameter of the given activity based on determining the completion of the given activity, wherein the time-period parameter comprises a period of time between periodically occurring activities; update the timing-related priority of the given activity based on the time-related signal; determine a subset of the plurality of activities as being related to the given activity based on one or more respective global parameters, the subset including the given activity; determine a rank for the one or more determined activities based at least in part on the timing-related priority, wherein determining the rank for each activity is further based on a number of selections by a user for each activity; select an activity list from the ranked subset of the plurality of activities based on the ranks of activities in the determined subset of the plurality of activities; generate an activity list display of the activity list using an activity assistant server; store a first time corresponding to the completion of the given activity; determine if a second time indicating a prior completion of the given activity exists; determine an elapsed period of time from the second time to the first time if the second time exists; and schedule a future time for the given activity based on the determined elapsed period of time from the second time to the first time.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the time-related signal includes a completion signal indicating that the given activity has been completed.

15. An article of manufacture including a tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving a time-related signal for a given activity, the given activity stored in a global activity database that comprises data defining a plurality of activities, wherein the given activity is associated with one or more global parameters, the global parameters comprising a timing-related priority, wherein the time-related signal is related to at least one time-related parameter of the one or more global parameters, wherein the time-related signal includes a signal for modifying the timing-related priority of the given activity, wherein the time-related signal includes a second signal for establishing a baseline for the timing-related priority of the given activity; determining a completion of the given activity based on the time-related signal; modifying a time-period parameter of the given activity based on determining the completion of the given activity, wherein the time-period parameter comprises a period of time between periodically occurring activities; updating the timing-related priority of the given activity based on the time-related signal; determining a subset of the plurality of activities as being related to the given activity based on one or more respective global parameters, the subset including the given activity; determining a rank for the one or more determined activities based at least in part on the timing-related priority using an activity assistant server, wherein determining the rank for each activity is further based on a location or time; selecting an activity list from the ranked subset of the plurality of activities based on the ranks of activities in the determined subset of the plurality of activities; generating an activity list display of the activity list using the activity assistant server; storing a first time corresponding to the completion of the given activity; determining if a second time indicating a prior completion of the given activity exists; determining an elapsed period of time from the second time to the first time if the second time exists; and scheduling a future time for the given activity based on the determined elapsed period of time from the second time to the first time.